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Потопи се във веселия празник на любовта в домакинствата на тези очарователни животински семейства! Една книжка, в която ще откриете всички възможни видове семейства, представени по забавен и лек начин за децата. Всяко дете ще припознае своето семейство, но ще научи и за другите семейства и ще разбере, че за обичта няма граници. Текстът е поднесен в стихотворна форма и е подходящ за начинаещи малки читатели.
Съпрузите Сюзан Ланг (автор) и Макс Ланг (илюстратор) са създатели на тази очарователна книга. Сюзан Ланг е автор на бестселъра Grumpy Monkey на New York Times, както и на няколко други заглавия. Когато Сюзан не работи по книги, тя пише и продуцира детски телевизионни програми.
Щом се обичате - значи сте семейство...
Имаш ли доведени братя и сестри? Или две майки може би? А какво ще кажеш за най-големия дядо на света? Потопи се във веселия празник на любовта в домакинствата на тези очарователни животински семейства!
Потопи се във веселия празник на любовта в домакинствата на тези очарователни животински семейства! Една книжка, в която ще откриете всички възможни видове семейства, представени по забавен и лек начин за децата. Всяко дете ще припознае своето семейство, но ще научи и за другите семейства и ще разбере, че за обичта няма граници. Текстът е поднесен в стихотворна форма и е подходящ за начинаещи малки читатели.
Съпрузите Сюзан Ланг (автор) и Макс Ланг (илюстратор) са създатели на тази очарователна книга. Сюзан Ланг е автор на бестселъра Grumpy Monkey на New York Times, както и на няколко други заглавия. Когато Сюзан не работи по книги, тя пише и продуцира детски телевизионни програми.
32 pages, среден формат, твърди корици
First published March 24, 2015
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May 11, 2015
LOOOOOOVEEE!!!! Perfect. Great for any child to see other families that could be just like their own family. And great for kids to see that there are other non-traditional families out there.
September 15, 2015
Animal portraits illustrate the many ways that families can be formed. There is incredible humor in the illustrations - great and sometimes goofy facial expressions and often very funny content. For example "some children are adopted" is the caption below a picture of two sheep holding two wolf cubs. "Some children have many pets" - a hippo family surrounded by a dozen birds - while on the next page: "and some just have a plant" shows two grinning tigers, their cub and a cactus. While my story time audience laughed at the silliness, the message, "if you love each other, then you are a family" came through loud and clear when we got to the last page and there was a communal "ahhhh" as I closed the book!
November 30, 2016
This was great! I loved the exploration of all the families. The art work was amazing. It was a combination of photographs as the background and then illustrated characters in the foreground. The concept really made reading it all the more entertaining. What I loved most was the sense of humor in the book. You have to play close attention to all the characters and their facial expressions to understand! Just simply spectacular is all I can say. It was just a great way to look at all the way people can be families and it doesn't matter what it looks like as long as everyone loves each other.
February 4, 2017
Very short, not a lot of text which would let children read on their own. Great way to address how there are all different types of families. Found out that most of my students k-2 didn't know what adopted means. Most took "have two moms" and "have two dads" to mean that they have step parents.
August 13, 2015
simply adorable!
"If you love each other, then you are family." :)
"If you love each other, then you are family." :)
April 11, 2016
This book does a great job at addressing diversity with in relationships. Animals are used to describe different families that children may come from and see around them. The animals chosen for each type of family (Divorced, Single Parent, Grandparents, Step-Parents, Aunts, Uncles, 2 Moms, 2 Dads etc.) are randomly selected and display no direct correlation between illustration and type of family being described. The animals chosen are diverse in color, shape and size. They have animals ranging from as large as a hippo to as small as a spider. This is also great for students to recognize that families come in all shapes and sizes.
The gender roles chosen in the book are different. Each family has a variety of both boys and girls who represent the children. There is a clear indication of types of gender suggested in facial features. Most of the animals are not dressed which indicates that just because an animal is wearing pants does not mean it has to be a boy.
The book does not address culture or language. There is no direct assumption that the animals are made to represent one culture simply because the book is about families. The one thing I will say that the book lacks in is diverse names. Some of the animals are given names ( Sue, Lou, Doug etc.) There could have been a wider range in the names chosen. These names tend to correlate more to the American culture. But other wise the book does a great job at emphasizing the diversity that families can have.
The gender roles chosen in the book are different. Each family has a variety of both boys and girls who represent the children. There is a clear indication of types of gender suggested in facial features. Most of the animals are not dressed which indicates that just because an animal is wearing pants does not mean it has to be a boy.
The book does not address culture or language. There is no direct assumption that the animals are made to represent one culture simply because the book is about families. The one thing I will say that the book lacks in is diverse names. Some of the animals are given names ( Sue, Lou, Doug etc.) There could have been a wider range in the names chosen. These names tend to correlate more to the American culture. But other wise the book does a great job at emphasizing the diversity that families can have.
February 22, 2017
Suzanne and Max Lang collaborated on this book to create an engaging text that is relatable to all readers. Suzanne's simple language is easy to understand for all ages, and the straight-forward quality presents the information in a way that is neither argumentative or judgmental. An example of this is when she states, "Some children live with their father. Some children have two mothers." Every statement is accompanied with a "photograph" of the family described. Max Lang incorporated many mediums into this work, utilizing photographs, colored pencil illustrations, magnetic letters, corkboard and push pins, and much more. Each family had their photograph in a frame that was representative of their family. The octopus family had a frame made of shells, the sheep family had a frame made of wool, the ducks frame was on a barn wall with a floor of straw and some eggs. Lang took photographs of the backgrounds for the family photos, but used colored pencil to draw the animals themselves. Children will love to look at the minute details included, like the koala bears' grocery list consisting of eucalyptus leaves and bark, all while learning the message simply stated at the end, "...if you love each other, then you are a family." I would recommend this book as a read aloud for a family unit in a primary classroom, or to support any children who may feel that their family is different than their peers.
March 6, 2017
Finally! I am a 33 year old librarian and this is the first time I've ever seen a kid's books that shows children being raised by their grandparents - my own familial constellation. Representation matters. And this book runs the full spectrum including adopted kids, kids with gay/lesbian parents, kids with single moms and dads (also really important!) and many other combinations. Although I was a bit sad to see one omission - there were no foster kids represented.
I also have to say the slightly off rhyme scheme was super irritating - "mom" and "none" DO NOT RYHME (neither do pop and not, ughghghgh). But the diversity element and the adorable drawings made this a 5 star read for me.
*Update* Of course not an hour after a posted this review I recommended the book to a patron. They briefly flipped though and then practically threw the book down as though it were a live grenade while citing their conservative values. Groaaaaan. Yes certainly, we wouldn't want children to learn that there are other types of families out there.
I also have to say the slightly off rhyme scheme was super irritating - "mom" and "none" DO NOT RYHME (neither do pop and not, ughghghgh). But the diversity element and the adorable drawings made this a 5 star read for me.
*Update* Of course not an hour after a posted this review I recommended the book to a patron. They briefly flipped though and then practically threw the book down as though it were a live grenade while citing their conservative values. Groaaaaan. Yes certainly, we wouldn't want children to learn that there are other types of families out there.
March 7, 2015
Families come in all sorts of configurations as is demonstrated in this picture book featuring animals. This book might provide another way for teachers to introduce diversity since the families featured show animals with many siblings, no sibling, two fathers, one mother, even blended families. There are even adorable images of two wolves adopted by sheep, a whale as "the world's biggest grandpa" (unpaged), and a long line of ducklings, all leading up to the conclusion that all you need is love to form a family. Although this should be a familiar message by now, I still think we need more books that send this message. I liked the book's last page in which all the animals in the book make one final appearance together, showing the infinite variety of families today.
December 17, 2015
ommmggg this book is the best. I read it a couple times over. The illustrations are the cutest possible depictions of animals and they all have different families and they all love each other!!! <3 <3 <3 There's nothing particularly new about this kind of "message" book, and there are tons of other picture books that show different types of families, but this one just got me because of the illustrations and the simple, simple message at the end: "...if you love each other, you are a family."
I especially liked the sheep with adopted wolflings.
I especially liked the sheep with adopted wolflings.
March 31, 2016
Summary: This very kid friendly picture book explains how all families are different using animals in each frame. Each page has a one line description and a beautiful illustration, and next to it is a different type of family. Example "Some children have siblings. Some children have none."
Recommendation: This is a great book to read to children who are starting school and are interacting with other children that have different family structures. The pictures make the book very easy to understand. Above all the book stresses that no matter what your family is made up of, all that matters it that every one loves each other
Recommendation: This is a great book to read to children who are starting school and are interacting with other children that have different family structures. The pictures make the book very easy to understand. Above all the book stresses that no matter what your family is made up of, all that matters it that every one loves each other
June 8, 2022
A fun book with adorable illustrations of cartoon animal families reminds children that a family is group of people who love each other and families can be composed in all different sorts of ways. Veryy affirming and normalizing for children who don't come from a "traditional" mom/dad type of family, but are being raised by grandparents, guardians, single parents, step-families, and same sex parents.
March 14, 2015
I love this book! In Families, Families, Families! Suzanne and Max Lang use all types of animals to illustrate every type of family you can imagine. The text is quick and humors, but it's the illustrations that steal the show. The expressions and animal combinations are quirky, charming, and entirely too cute.
December 1, 2014
I really, really, really like this one.
Very clever way to talk about all different families. Smart as well with some jokes to catch on re-reading including a sheep couple who have adopted two wolves (and dressed them appropriately, of course!).
Delightful.
Very clever way to talk about all different families. Smart as well with some jokes to catch on re-reading including a sheep couple who have adopted two wolves (and dressed them appropriately, of course!).
Delightful.
April 12, 2015
finally!! cute and fun book making kids feel good about whatever type of family they have. the illustrations are stellar!! some of the phrasing's a bit clunky but there's not much to recommend in this subject so this has to be at the top of the list.
April 1, 2015
hilarious, inclusive, simple and silly.
July 13, 2015
This picture book is a super sweet and adorable look at all the different types of families...I love the last line "If you love each other, then you are a family".
March 15, 2016
This book does a great job of explaining how all families are different yet they have something in common: they love and care for one another. Very sweet and well-handled.
May 5, 2016
Love this book!! Perfect for showing a wide variety of different types of families.
July 26, 2016
I love the diversity of families shared in this book! My kids were also thrilled by all the different family portraits using animals.
December 16, 2024
Good book to introduce children to the variety of ways that families are structured. It’s a book to be followed by a conversation.
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June 8, 2017Opening: Yesterday we read the book Families. In that book the authors used photographs or pictures of real families. Today we are going to read the book Families, Families, Families! This book is about families too, but look at the pictures (flip through a few pages in the book). If you look very carefully some parts of the pictures are photographs and others are drawings. (Give children some time to discern which parts are photos and which parts are drawings on each page) What do you notice about the parts that are drawings? (They are animals that represent different types of families) Another neat thing about this book is that author and illustrator, Suzanne Lang and Max Lang are family who worked together to write and illustrate this book. Let’s listen carefully about the families in this book. You may be able to find families that are like the families that we read about yesterday or maybe even similar to your own family.
Opening moves present:
1. Ask children to make connections to a previously read text. –
• Yesterday we read the book Families. In that book the authors used photographs or pictures of real families. Today we are going to read the book Families, Families, Families! This book is about families too…
• You may be able to find families that are like the families that we read about yesterday or maybe even similar to your own family.
2. Prompt the listeners to notice details.
• look at the pictures (flip through a few pages in the book). If you look very carefully some parts of the pictures are photographs and others are drawings. (Give children some time to discern which parts are photos and which parts are drawings on each page)
3. Draw attention to the writer’s or illustrator’s craft.
• If you look very carefully some parts of the pictures are photographs and others are drawings. (Give children some time to discern which parts are photos and which parts are drawings on each page) What do you notice about the parts that are drawings? (They are animals that represent different types of families)
4. Provide some important background information.
• Another neat thing about this book is that author and illustrator, Suzanne Lang and Max Lang are family who worked together to write and illustrate this book.
5. Invite personal connections.
• You may be able to find families that are like the families that we read about yesterday or maybe even similar to your own family.
Rationale for choosing this book:
First Grade Social Studies Standards:
SS 1.4.2 Unique people make up our world
• We have families
This is a fun and unique fiction book that uses animals to tell about non-traditional families. There are some unique families that are talked about in this story that were not discussed in the book Families, that provide opportunities for discussions that may not have occurred with that book. It ends with no matter what your family looks like, if you love each other, you are still a family, connecting again with the book Families. I also liked the unique way that the pictures in the book were done and that a family worked together to create the book.
Fountas, I, & Pinnell, G.S. (2006). Teaching for comprehension and fluency: thinking, talking, and writing about reading, K-8 (Ed.), Engaging readers in thinking and talking about texts through interactive read-aloud (pp. 215-236). Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Lincoln Public Schools (2016. First grade social studies. Retrieved from http://wp.lps.org/lpsobjectives/first...
Opening moves present:
1. Ask children to make connections to a previously read text. –
• Yesterday we read the book Families. In that book the authors used photographs or pictures of real families. Today we are going to read the book Families, Families, Families! This book is about families too…
• You may be able to find families that are like the families that we read about yesterday or maybe even similar to your own family.
2. Prompt the listeners to notice details.
• look at the pictures (flip through a few pages in the book). If you look very carefully some parts of the pictures are photographs and others are drawings. (Give children some time to discern which parts are photos and which parts are drawings on each page)
3. Draw attention to the writer’s or illustrator’s craft.
• If you look very carefully some parts of the pictures are photographs and others are drawings. (Give children some time to discern which parts are photos and which parts are drawings on each page) What do you notice about the parts that are drawings? (They are animals that represent different types of families)
4. Provide some important background information.
• Another neat thing about this book is that author and illustrator, Suzanne Lang and Max Lang are family who worked together to write and illustrate this book.
5. Invite personal connections.
• You may be able to find families that are like the families that we read about yesterday or maybe even similar to your own family.
Rationale for choosing this book:
First Grade Social Studies Standards:
SS 1.4.2 Unique people make up our world
• We have families
This is a fun and unique fiction book that uses animals to tell about non-traditional families. There are some unique families that are talked about in this story that were not discussed in the book Families, that provide opportunities for discussions that may not have occurred with that book. It ends with no matter what your family looks like, if you love each other, you are still a family, connecting again with the book Families. I also liked the unique way that the pictures in the book were done and that a family worked together to create the book.
Fountas, I, & Pinnell, G.S. (2006). Teaching for comprehension and fluency: thinking, talking, and writing about reading, K-8 (Ed.), Engaging readers in thinking and talking about texts through interactive read-aloud (pp. 215-236). Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
Lincoln Public Schools (2016. First grade social studies. Retrieved from http://wp.lps.org/lpsobjectives/first...
March 7, 2017
Families, Families, Families! Written by Suzanne Lang
Illustrated by Max Lang
Copyright: 2015
Genre: Picture book
Literature Requirement: Monarch Award Nominee for 2017
*Spoiler Alert* Families, Families, Families! deserves five out of five stars because this book deals with the difficult topic of families. Most people believe that talking about families wouldn’t be a difficult subject to discuss with kids. However, every family is different, which is the problem when talking about families. Children are trying to find a model of their family in literature that they read. However, most children’s literature only has the stereotypical mother, father, brother(s), and sister(s) model. All families are different, and this book talks about different families using animals as a model. A neat aspect about this books is that some of the animals that are featured in this book depict the actual family structure of some animals. The Koala family in the book having two mothers would actually be true for Koalas. Koala males migrate between female to female. Females are settled in areas where they live together. Another aspect of this book that I like are the illustrations. Most of the pictures in this book are of animals in different family photos. The animals are actually drawn in the photo part of the family photo, but the frame and background the family photo is placed onto an area of real pictures. The real pictures in the background would be places where family photos would be placed, such as fridges and fireplaces. I would recommend this book to any elementary school age student and up because this book can help children have a discussion about their family.
Illustrated by Max Lang
Copyright: 2015
Genre: Picture book
Literature Requirement: Monarch Award Nominee for 2017
*Spoiler Alert* Families, Families, Families! deserves five out of five stars because this book deals with the difficult topic of families. Most people believe that talking about families wouldn’t be a difficult subject to discuss with kids. However, every family is different, which is the problem when talking about families. Children are trying to find a model of their family in literature that they read. However, most children’s literature only has the stereotypical mother, father, brother(s), and sister(s) model. All families are different, and this book talks about different families using animals as a model. A neat aspect about this books is that some of the animals that are featured in this book depict the actual family structure of some animals. The Koala family in the book having two mothers would actually be true for Koalas. Koala males migrate between female to female. Females are settled in areas where they live together. Another aspect of this book that I like are the illustrations. Most of the pictures in this book are of animals in different family photos. The animals are actually drawn in the photo part of the family photo, but the frame and background the family photo is placed onto an area of real pictures. The real pictures in the background would be places where family photos would be placed, such as fridges and fireplaces. I would recommend this book to any elementary school age student and up because this book can help children have a discussion about their family.
March 11, 2015
In rhythmic rhyme, this picture book celebrates each and every kind of family there is. Starting with families with lots of siblings, the book quickly moves to embrace only children, families with gay and lesbian parents, single parent families, and children who live with extended family. Then the book moves into other differences like step families, adoption, and parents who may or may not be married. Towards the end, the book gains momentum and speed and rushes merrily through silly types of differences in families, that underline how the most important thing in each of these different sorts of families is the love that is there.
The rhyming text has a friendly bounce to it and that ramping up of speed at the end of the book is a great twist and a grand way to reach the loving finale. The book maintains a great sense of humor throughout, both in its words and its illustrations.
The illustrations are done with cartoon cut outs placed on photographic backgrounds and then mounted as pictures in a photo album. The use of both cartoons and photographs gives this book a fresh approach. The illustrations also use animals instead of people, making it all the more friendly and approachable for small children who will enjoy finding their own kind of family on the page, probably more than once!
Funny, friendly and embracing everyone, this picture book is all about the love within families and acceptance for all. Appropriate for ages 3-5.
The rhyming text has a friendly bounce to it and that ramping up of speed at the end of the book is a great twist and a grand way to reach the loving finale. The book maintains a great sense of humor throughout, both in its words and its illustrations.
The illustrations are done with cartoon cut outs placed on photographic backgrounds and then mounted as pictures in a photo album. The use of both cartoons and photographs gives this book a fresh approach. The illustrations also use animals instead of people, making it all the more friendly and approachable for small children who will enjoy finding their own kind of family on the page, probably more than once!
Funny, friendly and embracing everyone, this picture book is all about the love within families and acceptance for all. Appropriate for ages 3-5.
April 5, 2018
Families, Families, Families! is a children's picture book written by Suzann Lang and illustrated by Max Lang, which focus on the definition of family and what constitutes a family. This book explores a myriad of families and validating each and every one is accepted.
The text is simplistic, rhythmic, and flowed rather well making the story a quick read. What is different about this book is that it depicts the family from the child's point of view – not the adults, which is rather interesting. The illustrations are simply wonderful and brought to life the different types of family depicted in this book by using animals as examples. The illustrations are detailed and very colorful, which keeps the young reader captivated and compliments the text.
The myriad of families depicted is the so called traditional heterosexual parents, same sex parents, single parents, married parents, unmarried parents, families with one, many, or no children, blended families, mixed race families, multi-generational and extended families, and adopted families – all done using animals as examples. In the end, all these families are valid, because they love one another.
All in all, Families, Families, Families! is a wonderful children's book defining and depicting the meaning of family. It shows their target audience – the kids, that even though every family may look different, one thing remains true: they love each other.
The text is simplistic, rhythmic, and flowed rather well making the story a quick read. What is different about this book is that it depicts the family from the child's point of view – not the adults, which is rather interesting. The illustrations are simply wonderful and brought to life the different types of family depicted in this book by using animals as examples. The illustrations are detailed and very colorful, which keeps the young reader captivated and compliments the text.
The myriad of families depicted is the so called traditional heterosexual parents, same sex parents, single parents, married parents, unmarried parents, families with one, many, or no children, blended families, mixed race families, multi-generational and extended families, and adopted families – all done using animals as examples. In the end, all these families are valid, because they love one another.
All in all, Families, Families, Families! is a wonderful children's book defining and depicting the meaning of family. It shows their target audience – the kids, that even though every family may look different, one thing remains true: they love each other.
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June 17, 20161) My rationale for selecting Families, Families, Families as part of my culturally diverse text set is because it fits in with an overall 'theme' – describing how families might not look like yours, but that doesn't mean that is a bad thing. The book focuses on how different families can be. That some children have two dads or live with their grandparents, have stepbrothers/sisters or live with cousins. The reason this book was chosen, specifically, is because the story revolves around teaching kids that is is ok for families to look different than yours.
2) One connection that I made was text-to-world with all the stories in the news and on the radio, it is important to show kids that having different families is ok. That just because someone family makeup is different from yours, doesn't mean that it is a bad thing and we should learn from them.
3) Bloom’s Questions:
a. Remembering: Which one of these is your family?
b. Understanding: Summarize the story about families.
c. Applying: What would result if we all had the same family set-up?
d. Analyzing: How is this book related to other families you know?
e. Evaluating: Would it be better if we all had the same family set-up?
f. Creating: Predict what would happen if we all had the same family set-up?
Lang, S., & Lang, M. (2015). Families, families, families! New York, NY: Random House.
2) One connection that I made was text-to-world with all the stories in the news and on the radio, it is important to show kids that having different families is ok. That just because someone family makeup is different from yours, doesn't mean that it is a bad thing and we should learn from them.
3) Bloom’s Questions:
a. Remembering: Which one of these is your family?
b. Understanding: Summarize the story about families.
c. Applying: What would result if we all had the same family set-up?
d. Analyzing: How is this book related to other families you know?
e. Evaluating: Would it be better if we all had the same family set-up?
f. Creating: Predict what would happen if we all had the same family set-up?
Lang, S., & Lang, M. (2015). Families, families, families! New York, NY: Random House.
February 11, 2017
This is a great book about diversity. The question is what actually constitutes a family? Can it include your aunt, your grandparents, your plant, and your cousins? This book explains that as long as these individuals love each other they are your family, so anything goes including your stepsis and your llama, if you have one. Using crazy animals, this author shows children that your family can include all sorts of different situations and that any combination is okay as long as there is love in the household. Most of the individuals portrayed inside this children’s book are realistic but a few of them the author throws in to make the book fun, for example the robot butler and a rose. I feel this author covered an exceptional amount of different parenting options that are practiced today. Most children will be able to relate to something within this book whether it is the adults they live with or the other individuals residing with them or the other items the author decided to include inside this great entertaining book. It really is a cute book that should be shared with children as children need to see that not everyone is the same but everyone should be accepted for who they are.
February 25, 2018
(Diverse literature)
"Families, Families, Families" by Suzanne Lang and Max Lang (2016), is such a perfect book for preschoolers about acceptance and diversity. The Langs use silly illustrated animal families, set against real backdrops, to share their message that families come in all shapes and sizes. "Some children have two dads" or "Some have one mom" are short messages that will keep kiddos interested and engaged. The "snapshots" of each animal family are so well done in a repetitive format for flow. Wording is succinct and factual.
Suzanne and Max Lang use animals of all shapes and sizes to promote acceptance of the many forms a family can take. No matter two moms, a grandma, or an uncle and cousins, all of the grouping represent happy families. The families are depicted in framed "snapshots" in real settings, further lending to the feel that human families could just as easily substitute in. Fostering, adoption, divorce, blended families, and lesbian/gay couples are all represented. The authors even whimsically add families with many pets, such as the hippo family and their birds, or the tiger family that has a plant instead. The message is: We are all OK, and we are all loved, which a great message for preschoolers to hear and read.
"Families, Families, Families" by Suzanne Lang and Max Lang (2016), is such a perfect book for preschoolers about acceptance and diversity. The Langs use silly illustrated animal families, set against real backdrops, to share their message that families come in all shapes and sizes. "Some children have two dads" or "Some have one mom" are short messages that will keep kiddos interested and engaged. The "snapshots" of each animal family are so well done in a repetitive format for flow. Wording is succinct and factual.
Suzanne and Max Lang use animals of all shapes and sizes to promote acceptance of the many forms a family can take. No matter two moms, a grandma, or an uncle and cousins, all of the grouping represent happy families. The families are depicted in framed "snapshots" in real settings, further lending to the feel that human families could just as easily substitute in. Fostering, adoption, divorce, blended families, and lesbian/gay couples are all represented. The authors even whimsically add families with many pets, such as the hippo family and their birds, or the tiger family that has a plant instead. The message is: We are all OK, and we are all loved, which a great message for preschoolers to hear and read.
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February 19, 2018This is a book I was going to use on the Pre-K bookshelf, but I am so glad I chose another one because it is a perfect picture book for the primary bookshelf theme. This book depicts all different kinds of families. Some families with lots of children, some with no children, some with 2 dads or moms, non-traditional families, families with pets, any type of family you can think of is depicted in this book. This is a great book to show children that all families look different and that is okay. Society often defines a family as a mom and dad with children. In today’s world, however, many families no longer look like this. It is important for children to be aware that family units can look completely different from one another and still be considered families. This books also does a great job on touching on diversity issues such as gay marriage, grandparents raising grandchildren, and couples who choose not to have children. Although these topics may seem advanced for children in the K-2 age range, this book makes them easily understandable and relatable as the characters in this book are all animals. Any child should be able to relate to one of the families depicted within this book which is a beautiful thing.
February 1, 2017
This book meets the criteria for diverse literature because it shows different types of families. No one family is alike, some have multiple children while some have two dads. I think that this book is diverse because it shows children that there are many different aspects to families and that just because their family is not the same as another does not mean that theirs is any worse or better. All families of any kind are good families.
An app that I would recommend that promotes literacy in Pre-K children is called "Shape O's ABCs." I believe that this app would help Pre-K children develop their literacy skills because it allows the children to put words to the pictures they are seeing, all while interacting with the pictures in a way that is similar to finishing a puzzle. I think that a good listserv that provides information on titles and literacy strategies for Pre-K children is called the Children's Literature Association. Not only do they provide different award groups that you can search for Pre-K literature, but they also send out newsletters and quarterly based journals that provide this information on books for children.
An app that I would recommend that promotes literacy in Pre-K children is called "Shape O's ABCs." I believe that this app would help Pre-K children develop their literacy skills because it allows the children to put words to the pictures they are seeing, all while interacting with the pictures in a way that is similar to finishing a puzzle. I think that a good listserv that provides information on titles and literacy strategies for Pre-K children is called the Children's Literature Association. Not only do they provide different award groups that you can search for Pre-K literature, but they also send out newsletters and quarterly based journals that provide this information on books for children.
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